The biggest indie game of 2010 entered the long-awaited beta version on Monday, but heaven doesn't come cheap.
Minecraft will now cost 15 euros, or around $20, an increase from its previous 10 euro price point. Purchase of the beta will include all content updates up until the game's full release, as well as bug fixes afterwards, creator Markus "Notch" Persson said on his blog. Anyone who purchased the game before Monday will receive all future updates for free.
Minecraft, a virtual sandbox that exploded in popularity this year thanks in part to some free-to-play weekends and some big media coverage, first launched in 2009. Since then, it's gone on to sell over 850,000 copies, an especially impressive feat considering the game was developed by one guy.
According to Persson, the update will feature a working server-side inventory along with a few other changes. Perhaps most importantly, you can now throw eggs.
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